Although he won an Oscar two years ago for Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle delivered a much better film with his latest work, 127 Hours. The film chronicles five days in the life of Aron Ralston, a climber who was trapped in a canyon by a heavy boulder and only survived by amputating his own right arm. Despite the grim subject-matter, 127 Hours boasts a fair amount of energy, suiting the personality its protagonist. The opening montage captures the hectic pace of modern life well, the very lifestyle that Ralston seeks to escape by climbing. Boyle described the film as something …
Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle successfully adapts a little-known novel to create a compelling story that is tremendously enjoyed by many. So does that make Slumdog Millionaire the best film of the year? Perhaps. Well, at least I had fun. Despite the fact that I wanted to vomit during the first thirty minutes, I wanted to see how the story would turn out. Not Really. There was too much sensory overload. The direction was overdone and I felt that the game show presentation of the film was a gimmick. It could symbolize the collective attention deficit disorder faced by society but I don’t …